University of Alabama: Attempt to Limit Freedom of Speech and Right to Petition

Case Materials

• "University of Alabama's Faculty Senate Seeks to Revoke the First Amendment; The Rights of Free Speech and Petition Are Under Siege," April 4, 2002: In a scandal that should trouble every friend of liberty, the Faculty Senate of the University of Alabama has threatened the First Amendment rights both of free speech and of petitioning the government for the redress of grievances.

Media Coverage

• "Campus areas set aside for free speech," Luke Connell, Times Daily, May 5, 2003
• "State campuses set aside areas for free speech," Luke Connell, Birmingham Post-Herald, April 24, 2003
• "Professors Claim 'Intimidation' Attempt," Lou Marano, United Press International, April 8, 2002